Symptom: Audio plays, but intermittent static or popping occurs, especially when starting/stopping playback.
Here is the typical narrative behind this specific driver issue: realtek high definition audio driver 6092731
If you’ve been digging through driver update sites or Windows Update catalogs, you might have stumbled across a cryptic string: (often misspelled as 6092731). Symptom: Audio plays, but intermittent static or popping